Wallace Township

What is ReadyChesco? ReadyChesco is a system that
helps County and Township officials send emergency text alerts and voice calls
to you quickly. ReadyChesco can send these to your cell phone, home phone,
office phone, pager, and/or E-mail account.
It
is free to sign up for ReadyChesco, and you can choose the types of alerts you
want to get. We strongly encourage all residents to sign up for Wallace
township alerts on ReadyChesco.org today!

Be ready for an emergency:

·Sign up for readychesco.org to receive emergency alerts for Wallace Township

·Fill a plastic milk carton with water and put it in your freezer for a source of longer lasting “cold” if the electricity goes off. Use two and relocate one to your refrigerator to make food last longer.

·Store bottled water, figure a gallon per day per person; don’t forget pets.

·When notified of upcoming bad weather, fill your car with gas and your bathtub or kitchen pots with water so you can flush your toilet if you lose electricity.

West Brandywine Police
Department to patrol Wallace Township

In January 2016, the Wallace and
West Brandywine Supervisors were able to announce a joint agreement with regard
to police services. In 2016, that
agreement authorized West Brandywine Police Department to provide traffic enforcement
in Wallace Township.

In 2018, the
Supervisors approved expanding WBPD’s role from just traffic enforcement to regular
patrol hours. West Brandywine Police will now patrol Wallace 24/7.

If you have an emergency,
call 911 and the police force currently on duty will automatically be
dispatched. For non emergency calls, you can contact West Brandywine Police Dept at610-380-8201.

No local property tax in Wallace Township.

Wallace Township Resolution No. #2017-17, a Resolution establishing the Wallace Township Real Estate Tax for Calendar Year 2018, was passed at the December 7, 2017 BOS Meeting. This Resolution states that NO real property taxes will be imposed by Wallace Township pursuant to the official 2018 tax rates on real property within the Township.